Diversity Literacy Certification

Am I Diversity Literacy Certified?

To further the goal of increasing the recruitment, retention, and promotion of women
and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields at Michigan Tech, and to encourage
a more diverse and equitable campus climate, the provost requires that all faculty
who serve on a search committee or P&T committee be literate in issues of diversity
and unconscious bias in academia, including the legal aspects of hiring for diversity
in academia.

Faculty become Diversity Literacy Certified by completing the Diversity Literacy Workshop which is offered several times each year. Each workshop consist of two components,
(1) a three-week online component in recognizing unconscious bias, and (2) a culminating
online course in legal aspects of hiring for diversity. Participants must complete
both components in order to receive certification. The table below lists the certification
status of all Michigan Tech faculty.

For those who have already taken the full three-week diversity literacy course, there
are one-week "refresher" courses (one week of Diversity Literacy, followed by one
week of Legal Aspects). A refresher course is required once every three years (with
a one year grace period allowed) to remain certified. Those with certifications that
have been expired for two or more years will have to retake the full three-week course.
For example:

2016 (Fall): Take course during fall semester 2016 2019 (Fall): Certification expires at end of fall semester 2019 2020 (Fall): Grace period through the end of fall semester 2020 (meaning still eligible
to serve on search or PTR committees) 2021 (Fall): Refresher eligible (can still take refresher to update status) through
the end of fall semester 2021 2022 (Spring and beyond): Full course required after start of spring semester 2022 NOTE: Clock resets whenever the course is taken.

Note: Blank fields indicate that a requirement has yet to be completed.

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